[Postcard from Mrs. Davis to Miss Sandy Davis, July 13, 1956]

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Postcard from Mrs. Davis to her daughter, Sandy Davis, writing to say Sandy's father brought back fish like the one on the front of the postcard from his trip, and that they will be attending an aunt's funeral in town. The front of the postcard features an altered, novelty photograph of a large fish on a flat bed truck. The truck is parked in the driveway in front of a tall, wood-sided building (partially visible to the left). The bottom of the front of the postcard reads, "Had a hard time landing this one!"

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Davis, Mrs. July 13, 1956.

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Postcard from Mrs. Davis to her daughter, Sandy Davis, writing to say Sandy's father brought back fish like the one on the front of the postcard from his trip, and that they will be attending an aunt's funeral in town. The front of the postcard features an altered, novelty photograph of a large fish on a flat bed truck. The truck is parked in the driveway in front of a tall, wood-sided building (partially visible to the left). The bottom of the front of the postcard reads, "Had a hard time landing this one!"

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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  • July 13, 1956

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  • May 3, 2017, 12:48 p.m.

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Davis, Mrs. [Postcard from Mrs. Davis to Miss Sandy Davis, July 13, 1956], postcard, July 13, 1956; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth835953/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Patrick Heath Public Library.

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